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John Malone, chairman of Liberty Media and Liberty Global, has made a personal investment in Columbus International, a communications service provider in the Caribbean and Latin America. Malone will now have a seat on the Columbus board. The company said the stake -- the size of which was not disclosed -- would help fund its expansion.

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AT&T, via its purchase of DIRECTV, has the biggest share of global pay-TV revenues, at 18%, Ampere Analysis is reporting. Companies under the direct or indirect control of John Malone, including Liberty Global and Charter Communications, are second, at 9.5%, followed by Comcast, at 9.3%. Together, these and other major players have nearly half of all pay-TV operators under their auspices.

ESPN is the first Ooyala client to use its new tool to post highlights and other short-form video clips on Twitter. The Ooyala tool works on Twitter's website, applications and mobile extension, and includes monetization features and analytics.

Oprah Winfrey's exclusive two-part interview with cyclist Lance Armstrong garnered an audience of about 28 million viewers worldwide, including about 12 million in the U.S., according to OWN. The total figure includes 15 million viewers around the globe and about 800,000 who streamed the interview.

Dick Green, the executive who has helmed CableLabs since its launch, will join the board of directors of Liberty Global, according to John Malone, the chairman of the international cable provider. Green, who has worked at CableLabs since 1988, steps down as CEO at the end of next year.